Qa Sdet Engineer - Java / Python, Aws, Cucumber (Cleantech)

Our client is a small, world-class decarbonisation tech company. The SDET opening is to design, develop, and execute automated test plans to ensure the quality and reliability of the company’s embedded products. And ensure a high quality of the AWS hosted domestic energy management products being developed to deliver home decarbonisation.

The successful candidate will need to be comfortable working from the *Newbury office 2 days each week*. Pre-requisite background: a degree in software engineering / related subject together with extensive hands-on test automation experience.

This required experience to include:

• Extensive testing of web applications

• Java and/or Python

• Cucumber & Gherkin

• AWS cloud services

• Experience of full SDLC and product delivery lifecycle

Experience testing embedded systems and custom hardware deliverables will be advantageous though not a pre-requisite. Linux is the preferred OS.

We’re looking for a great communicator, able to bring order to chaos; a test-to-break mindset, with great attention to detail, a methodical and structured approach to work.

The role will see you working very closely with product managers and engineers to analyse requirements, define test plans, identify and isolate defects and contribute to the overall success of our product development.

You’ll be providing requirements analysis, feedback on designs and ensuring testing aligns with product objectives. Specifically this will see you:

• Writing well-designed, clear, comprehensive and maintainable automated test suites using Java or Python in a Cucumber test framework

• Ensuring the quality, robustness and reliability of the product (software, embedded and hardware) through extensive testing

• Working within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) model using agile methodology

• Extending testing capability using home grown simulators and test harness for embedded devices

• Extensively contributing to the development and maintenance of a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline in AWS cloud environment

• Staying up to date on the latest embedded systems, AWS cloud technologies and software testing methodologies, tools and trends

This is a seriously top flight career opportunity with a supportive company culture prizing rich opportunities to grow your career. The team you'll be joining is exceptional.